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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, DECEMBER 17. 1937 Page 8 Edatoiriall IPsi 2 TTBn ILJttsuIhi to the short train bill 6n the grounds that it would increase freight rates. It urged defeat of the wage and hour bill, etc., etc. As far as labor is concerned, the convention resolutions read like those coming from the manufacturers association, or the chamber of commerce. r There was one voice raised in opposition to the resolutions. This was that of Joseph Jensen, a prominent liberal farmer of Weber county, and speaker of the state house of representatives. Mr. Jensen declared that organized labor has been a strong ally of farmers in the legislature. "Agriculture, he contended, "could not justify itself in taking a position diametrically (Continued from Wge 1) IMe'ws BiSilboir We are willing to admit that an irresponsible union or labor leader, if clothed with power, is harmful, not only to industry and to the community at the present time, but is harmful to the cause of unionism in the future. To this extent Mr. Babson is correct in his statement of the issue. There are many, however, who are not ready to agree with him as to the application to any current union movement. There are millions, for instance, who are confident that the C. I. O. is more concerned about the welfare of society and even of industry than is Mr. Babson or anyone else. What Mr. Babson opposed to labor." has to say, however, does emphasize the importance of supportOf course, labor has one consolation in the fact that the is here And union. authorized rank and file of the Utah farmers do not approve of the actions responsible ing a reuglar, duly and where the C. I. O. stands ace high because it is a regular of the state farm bureau. It is not managed nor run by the rank and most oldest the file farmers, and as far as they are concerned it might as of of authorized some and duly representative well be the chamber of commerce. orderly national and international unions in America. The worker, himself, should and, no doubt will, give his r The reactionary stand of the farm bureau may the and fide while labor union, gen- hasten the bringing of the progressive Farmers Union here. industry support to a bona eral public should be especially interested in seeing to it that every legitimate aid and comfort be given to a bona fide union. NE S AND COMMENT an honest, dependable universe whose com always produces com Experience has demonstrated the soundness of principles of never thistles. and trade union, and the sense of responsibility resting on bona fide (Continued from Page 7) A man who is honest merely for than on others is saying more policys sake will some day make labor union representatives. It is just as much the business of Mr. Babson and the gen- about himself than he would stand a slip while debating with himfrom the lips of another. Such self over policy. eral public to further honestly the growth of a bona fide union for a man knows he has not always A man who is honest from prinas it is of the union organizer himself. been honest and therefore thinks ciple because it is right, decides We believe in the intelligence of labor in the use of its that no one is. Ilis attitude is re- and acts quickly knowing that power for the welfare of all the people. Labors power will lated to the thought, Misery likes eventually the outcome will be all not be abused as was, and is, the power of ruthless large em- company. No one was ever disrespeced foT ployers and Wall Streets big business. honest. being "More power to the people," is our slogan I No one ever cried himself to to the good. Dishonesty will some times yield more temporary rewards than honesty but there is surely a time coming when such rewards would gladly be exchanged for a clean record. anti-labo- SEASONS GREETINGS LORENZO SMITH Fire-Fightin- Equipment Sales and Service 255 East 2nd South Wasatch 8266 Welcome , Labor Visit anti-labo- THE PROBLEM OF TAXES g SCOTT HARDWARE TOY DEPT. FOR MANY BARGAINS 168 South Main gleep because he was honest . No one ever had to invent lie after lie for being honest. No one ever received lasting admiration who wasnt honest. You can get too much sugar in The tax problem today, as ever, continues as the burning issue in the several states as well as nationally. your coffee but not too much honThe big income groups and industries want to pay as little esty in your soul. When a man lives his life, taxes as possible. Their spokesmen advocate taxes for. everybody else but the big fellows. They believe that the general public, the little fellows, should be made more tax conscious by e fellows tax. making them pay the Of course all of us know that the average consumer is hardest hit when it comes to paying taxes. The consumer pays and pays. The most outrageous tax of all taxes is the sales tax, or purchase tax. Organized labor in general has always opposed the sales tax as a method of raising revenue. The argument against the sales tax is: "It falls most heavily on those least able to pay." In addition it take its place as one of the nuisance taxes, being a matter of constant annoyance and bother not only to the merchants and storekeepers but to the customers as well. As such, it is a genuine breeder of ill will toward the government. In fact, one may go so far as to say that there is scarcely any form of taxation which causes quite so much bad feeling as this particular one. It seems the sales tax is about as inconvenient a way to raise revenue as any form of taxation that could be devised. There certainly is some other way of raising revenues without resorting to this breeder of ill will. Sales tax violates one of the essential principles of taxation, TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS WE viz., "taxation must be in proportion to ability to pay." A WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS broadening of the income tax, for example, would come near to conforming to this principle and, if properly framed, might raise AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR as much, or more, money, as the unholy sales tax. big-incom- eastonsi (greeting) from the JruSt ikeuritp Corporation SYSTEM OF BANKS REACTIONARY FARM GROUP FIRST SECURITY BANK of UTAH There are farm groups throughout the country that are liberal and at all times ready to cooperate with labor, because they realize that well paid labor is the farmers best customer. Then there are farm groups that are not so liberal. They do not give a hang about labor. They are selfish. Wanting everything for themselves, regardless of consequences. They had rather cooperate with big business than with their best customers, labor. In the latter class we might place the recent convention of the Utah state farm bureau federation, judging from the resolutions it adopted. 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